‘Bolder’ rapist to be released from prison

San Diego  A man dubbed the “bolder-than-most” rapist in the late 1980s is to be released from prison after serving about half of his term, authorities said Tuesday.

Alvin Ray Quarles was 27 years old when he was sentenced to 50 years in prison in 1989 after taking a plea deal.

He attacked his victims at knife point while they were sleeping in their apartments or hotel rooms, sometimes forcing couples to have sex while he watched, or raping women while ordering husbands or boyfriends into another room, authorities said.

He pleaded guilty to 12 counts of rape, burglary and robbery in four separate incidents, although investigators suspected he was responsible for more than a dozen assaults.

The rapes occurred in eastern San Diego, Pacific Beach, Old Town and National City.

Quarles, 51, who is incarcerated at the California Men’s Colony in San Luis Obispo, is set to be released by the end of the year, said prison Lt. Monica Ayon. His exact release date is not public for security reasons.

Quarles was sentenced before 1994, when sentencing laws dictated that an inmate would get a day credit for every day served, as long as the inmate behaved. As a result, inmates who behaved would serve about half of their sentences.

Quarles also got 588 days credit for the time he spent in jail between his initial arrest and his conviction date, Ayon said.

At the hearing in which he pleaded guilty in 1989, Quarles was told he would have to register as a sex offender for life. He will also be on parole for an unknown length of time.

A woman who identified herself to 10News as one of Quarles’ victims said she contacted the Office of Victim and Survivor Rights and Services recently and was shocked to learn he was being released in November.

Identifying herself only as Cynthia, she told 10News that she was raped in front of her boyfriend.

“I’m scared and disgusted that he’s being let out,” she told the television station.

The laws changed in 1994. Violent offenders sentenced after that year must serve at least 85 percent of their prison terms.